Fellowships

Strengthening early childhood leadership together

The Bank Street Education Center offers tailored fellowship cohorts designed to support leaders in advancing their organizational priorities while strengthening their leadership skills. Fellows tackle real-world challenges, reflect on their practice, and build on their strengths with personalized support from Education Center staff and insights from field experts.

Key Benefits

• Access a comprehensive learning experience rooted in the early childhood landscape.
• Apply systems thinking to address organizational challenges and create equitable policies and practices.
• Engage with communities to ensure that systems change reflects their needs and priorities.

How It Works

• Application and Project Proposal: Leaders seeking transformational change submit a fellowship application, including a proposal for a job-embedded project.
• Cohort Meetings: Groups of 10-20 fellows meet monthly to build community, explore new content, and address challenges in their work.
• Coaching Support: Fellows receive individualized or team coaching between meetings to apply learnings to their projects and daily practice.

Who Should Participate?

This fellowship is ideal for:

• Individuals or organization-based teams in similar roles
• Policy leaders
• Educational directors
• Coaches
• Apprenticeship leaders

Join the Bank Street Education Center to advance your leadership and drive meaningful, equity-focused systems change.

Early Childhood Policy Fellowship Apprentice Action Research Fellowship